OCT4 controls mitotic spindle function and inactivates the RB tumor suppressor pathway to enhance high-grade serous ovarian cancer aggressiveness
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE76689 | GEO | 2017/01/31
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA308320
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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